Hum

//ˈhʌm//

Translations of "hum" (37 languages)

Language	Translation	Romanization
Ancient Greek	τερετίζω(to make sound with lips closed)	teretízō
Arabic	هَمْهَمَة(tune created orally with lips closed), دَنْدَنَ(to make sound with lips closed), هَمْهَمَ(to make sound with lips closed)	hamhama, dandana, hamhama
Azerbaijani	mızıldamaq(to make sound with lips closed), vızıldamaq(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion)	—
Bulgarian	бръмчене(busy activity), бръмча(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), воня(to smell bad), мънкам(to produce low sounds which blend continuously)	brǎmčene, brǎmča, vonja, mǎnkam
Catalan	taral·la(tune created orally with lips closed), taral·lejar(to express by humming), zumzejar(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Chinese Mandarin	哼(to make sound with lips closed), 哼唱(to make sound with lips closed)	hēng, hēngchàng
Czech	broukat si(to make sound with lips closed), bzučet(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion)	—
Dutch	gebrom(tune created orally with lips closed), gebrom(indistinct sound resembling human humming), geneurie(tune created orally with lips closed), brommen(to make sound with lips closed), brommen(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), neuriën(to make sound with lips closed), stinken(to smell bad), zoemen(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion)	—
Esperanto	zumo(tune created orally with lips closed), zumi(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Finnish	hurina(indistinct sound resembling human humming), hyminä(tune created orally with lips closed), hyminä(indistinct sound resembling human humming), hyrinä(tune created orally with lips closed), hyrinä(indistinct sound resembling human humming), hyörinä(busy activity), porina(indistinct sound resembling human humming), pörinä(indistinct sound resembling human humming), surina(indistinct sound resembling human humming), haista(to smell bad), hurista(to produce low sounds which blend continuously), hymistellä(to flatter by approving), hymistä(to make sound with lips closed), hyristä(to make sound with lips closed), hyräillä(to make sound with lips closed), hyräillä(to express by humming), hämätä(to deceive), kuhista(to be busily active like a beehive), surista(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), surista(to produce low sounds which blend continuously)	—
French	bourdonner(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), fourmiller(to be busily active like a beehive), fredonner(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Galician	cantaruxar(tune created orally with lips closed)	—
German	Summen(tune created orally with lips closed), summen(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Greek	βουίζω(to express by humming), μουρμουρίζω(to make sound with lips closed)	vouízo, mourmourízo
Greenlandic	niperujoorpoq(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Hebrew	המהום(tune created orally with lips closed), המהום(indistinct sound resembling human humming), המולה(busy activity), המיה(indistinct sound resembling human humming), המיה(busy activity)	himhúm, himhúm, hamulá, hemyá, hemyá
Hungarian	dúdol(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Icelandic	raula(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Ingrian	pörissä(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion)	—
Irish	drantán(indistinct sound resembling human humming)	—
Italian	ronzio(indistinct sound resembling human humming), bofonchiare(to make sound with lips closed), brontolare(to make sound with lips closed), canterellare(to make sound with lips closed), canticchiare(to make sound with lips closed), mormorare(to make sound with lips closed), ronzare(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), sibilare(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Japanese	ハミング(tune created orally with lips closed), 鼻歌(tune created orally with lips closed)	hamingu, hanauta
Korean	콧노래(tune created orally with lips closed), 허밍(tune created orally with lips closed), 콧노래를 부르다(to express by humming)	konnorae, heoming, konnorae-reul bureuda
Malay	rinai(to make sound with lips closed), senandung(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Māori	hāmumumumu(indistinct sound resembling human humming), momi(tune created orally with lips closed), ngī(indistinct sound resembling human humming), rangorango(indistinct sound resembling human humming), rarā(indistinct sound resembling human humming), tāwara(indistinct sound resembling human humming), tāwara(indistinct sound resembling human humming), tāwara(busy activity), hamumu(to express by humming), mapu(to produce low sounds which blend continuously), momi(to express by humming), ngī(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), tamumu(to make sound with lips closed), tamumu(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), tamūtamū(to make sound with lips closed), tamūtamū(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), wheo(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion), wheowheo(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion)	—
Nepali	गुनगुनाउनु(to make sound with lips closed)	gunagunāunu
Norman	monmer(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Ottoman Turkish	زر(indistinct sound resembling human humming), طنطنه(indistinct sound resembling human humming)	zır, tantana
Polish	nucić(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Portuguese	cantarolar(tune created orally with lips closed), cantarolar(to make sound with lips closed), trautear(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Romanian	fredona(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Russian	жужжа́ние(tune created orally with lips closed), жужжа́ние(indistinct sound resembling human humming), жужжа́ть(to make sound with lips closed), жужжать(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion)	žužžánije, žužžánije, žužžátʹ, žužžatʹ
Sanskrit	गुञ्जति(to make sound with lips closed)	guñjati
Serbo-Croatian	pjevušenje(tune created orally with lips closed), pjevušiti(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Spanish	tarareo(tune created orally with lips closed), apestar(to smell bad), canturrear(to make sound with lips closed), canturriar(to make sound with lips closed), cantusar(to make sound with lips closed), cantusear(to make sound with lips closed), jeder(to smell bad), tararear(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Swedish	gnola(to make sound with lips closed), nynna(to make sound with lips closed)	—
Turkish	mırıldanmak(to make sound with lips closed), vızıldamak(to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion)	—

Ancient Greek

τερετίζω

teretízō

Arabic

هَمْهَمَة, دَنْدَنَ, هَمْهَمَ

hamhama, dandana, hamhama

Azerbaijani

mızıldamaq, vızıldamaq

Bulgarian

бръмчене, бръмча, воня, мънкам

brǎmčene, brǎmča, vonja, mǎnkam

Catalan

taral·la, taral·lejar, zumzejar

Chinese Mandarin

哼, 哼唱

hēng, hēngchàng

Czech

broukat si, bzučet

Dutch

gebrom, gebrom, geneurie, brommen, brommen, neuriën, stinken, zoemen

Esperanto

zumo, zumi

Finnish

hurina, hyminä, hyminä, hyrinä, hyrinä, hyörinä, porina, pörinä, surina, haista, hurista, hymistellä, hymistä, hyristä, hyräillä, hyräillä, hämätä, kuhista, surista, surista